outcomes for children born from, 300–301

ovarian reserve testing and, 129–30

overseas, 197

oversight and regulation, 294–97, 328

planned, 32–33n

procedure, 34–35

pros and cons of, 54–55

psychological benefits of, 269–71

quality of, 232

reasons for, 45, 84–105

retrieval, 34, 35, 44–45, 64, 88, 91–95, 135n, 151, 153, 161, 189, 213, 217, 218, 222, 223, 245, 264–69, 271, 311, 326

social media and, 51–53, 57, 89

success rates, 45, 47–49, 97n, 151, 167–77, 182, 222, 231, 256, 258, 259, 269, 273, 278, 309, 313

tank failures and, 285–94, 295n, 297, 301, 303, 309, 318

technique, 151–54

terms used to describe, 32–33n

unused eggs, 169–70, 172, 176–78

vitrification, 47–49, 151, 153, 169, 170, 171n, 186, 189, 231

vs. embryo freezing, 231, 232, 234, 248

#EggFreezing, 15

egg freezing registry, 301

egg retrieval, 34, 35, 44–45, 64, 88, 91–95, 135n, 151, 153, 161, 189, 213, 217, 218, 222, 223, 245, 264–69, 271, 311, 326

Eggsurance blog, 304

Eig, Jonathan, 38, 44

ejaculation, 22

elective egg freezing, 32n

Elle, 187

embryo attrition rates, 46, 231, 269

embryo destruction, 199–201, 296

embryo freezing, 44, 46, 90, 94, 173–74, 182

cost of, 232

custody rights and, 298–99

disposition decisions, 232–33, 297–300

excess embryos, 233

first baby, 252

genetic testing of, 325–27

growth of, 175, 233, 311

mix-ups, 318

new storage options, 316–18

ownership issues, 234

procedure, 231

success rates, 244

tank failures, 285–94

vs. egg freezing, 231, 232, 234, 248

embryo research, 294

embryos, 35, 45, 47 (see also embryo freezing; in vitro fertilization)

personhood status of, 200

employer-sponsored insurance plans (group plans), 193, 195, 277, 312, 344

“End of Babies, The” (Sussman), 276

End of Sex and the Future of Reproduction, The (Greely), 328